In Todays episode of Navigating The Music Industry we discuss how to build brand partnerships as a musician, what an artist should look for in a manager, working with the rapper Femdot and developing your own brand with Tamika Ponce owner of the Boys Club Agency.

Time Stamps:

A. Intro and background – 00:00 – 00:33

B. Early management challenges - 00:34 – 2:33

C. Day to day management operations – 2:33 – 3:13

D. Meeting Femdot and Fem’s work ethic – 3:14 – 6:03

E. Building trust with an artist: 6:03 – 8:27

F. Info on the team - 8:28 – 10:01

G. What an artist should look for in management – 10:01 – 12:33

H. Keeping organized through meditation – 12:34 – 16:33

I. Partnering with brands – 16:33 – 21:44

J. Marketing pitch deck – 21:45 – 23:36

K. Activism - 23:37 – 29:45

L. Communicating your brand – 29:45 – 33:42

M. Tips to young artists finding their brand and being relatable – 33:43 – 36:53

N. Outro - 36:53 – 37:17